Patents by Inventor Don Harlen Kleiner

Don Harlen Kleiner has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Thumb for an Excavator Machine with Structure Support
    Publication number: 20150204047
    Abstract: A counteracting thumb for an implement of a machine may include first and second structure support plates each having first and second planar portions connected by an intermediate curved portion to orient the planar portions at an obtuse angle relative to each other. A first end edge of the first plate may be connected to an inner surface of the second plate proximate a first end edge of the second plate, and second end edge of the second plate may be connected to an inner surface of the first plate proximate a second end edge of the first plate. Side plates of the thumb may be connected to an outer surface of the first plate, and teeth of the thumb may be connected to an outer surface of the second plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron Dean Kovar, Don Harlen Kleiner, Ryan Patrick Shea
  • Thumb for an excavator machine with structure support
    Patent number: 9015968
    Abstract: A counteracting thumb for an implement of a machine may include first and second structure support plates each having first and second planar portions connected by an intermediate curved portion to orient the planar portions at an obtuse angle relative to each other. A first end edge of the first plate may be connected to an inner surface of the second plate proximate a first end edge of the second plate, and second end edge of the second plate may be connected to an inner surface of the first plate proximate a second end edge of the first plate. Side plates of the thumb may be connected to an outer surface of the first plate, and teeth of the thumb may be connected to an outer surface of the second plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron Dean Kovar, Don Harlen Kleiner, Ryan Patrick Shea
  • THUMB FOR AN EXCAVATOR MACHINE WITH STRUCTURE SUPPORT
    Publication number: 20140007467
    Abstract: A counteracting thumb for an implement of a machine may include first and second structure support plates each having first and second planar portions connected by an intermediate curved portion to orient the planar portions at an obtuse angle relative to each other. A first end edge of the first plate may be connected to an inner surface of the second plate proximate a first end edge of the second plate, and second end edge of the second plate may be connected to an inner surface of the first plate proximate a second end edge of the first plate. Side plates of the thumb may be connected to an outer surface of the first plate, and teeth of the thumb may be connected to an outer surface of the second plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: CATERPILLAR, INC.
    Inventors: Aaron Dean Kovar, Don Harlen Kleiner, Ryan Patrick Shea